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DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1776307
Case Report

A Rare Case of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Related Cervical Empyema

Hung Le
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Vinmec Central Park International hospital, Vinmec Healthcare System, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
,
Dung Le Thuy Nguyen
2   Department of Pharmacology, Vinmec Central Park International hospital, Vinmec Healthcare System, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
,
My Nu Tra Ton
3   Department of Radiology, Vinmec Central Park International hospital, Vinmec Healthcare System, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
,
Duy Phan 
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Vinmec Central Park International hospital, Vinmec Healthcare System, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
,
Anh Hoang Ngoc Tran
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Vinmec Central Park International hospital, Vinmec Healthcare System, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
,
Van Tri Truong
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Vinmec Central Park International hospital, Vinmec Healthcare System, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
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Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is found in the normal skin and mucosa of approximately 30% of healthy populations and is the most common pathogen in human disease associated with bacteria. They are divided into methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The S. aureus strains carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes (SA-PVL) were initially believed to belong to the MRSA group; however, recent reports showed they also belonged to the MSSA group (MSSA-PVL). SA-PVL is common in skin and soft-tissue infections but rare in musculoskeletal infections, especially in spondylodiscitis. We are reporting a case suffering from cervical spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess associated with MSSA carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes.

Keywords

cervical empyema - leukocidin - MSSA - spine surgery - Panton-Valentine - Staphylococcus aureus


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Article published online:
29 December 2023

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